Photos: L.A. County suspends outdoor dining at restaurants as coronavirus surges

A shopper reaches down for a package of toilet paper on a half-empty aisle in a supermarket
Customers dine in Redondo Beach. L.A. County has suspended outdoor dining beginning Wednesday.
(Wally Skalij/Los Angeles Times)

Gov. Gavin Newsom has announced a mandatory overnight stay-at-home order that will be instituted throughout most of California to combat a surge in new coronavirus cases.

The order will prohibit most nonessential activity outside the home from 10 p.m. to 5 a.m. in counties in the strictest tier of the state’s reopening road map — the purple tier. The restriction goes into place Saturday and lasts through Dec. 21.

In the latest effort to slow the unprecedented rise in COVID-19, Los Angeles County officials said outdoor restaurant dining would be temporarily restricted beginning Wednesday.

Hundreds gather at the Huntington Beach pier and Pacific Coast Highway to protest a state mandated curfew.
Hundreds gather at the Huntington Beach pier and Pacific Coast Highway to protest the state mandated curfew.
(Robert Gauthier/Los Angeles Times)
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Hundreds gather at the Huntington Beach pier and Pacific Coast Highway to protest the state mandated curfew.
(Robert Gauthier/Los Angeles Times)
Hundreds gather at the Huntington Beach pier and Pacific Coast Highway to protest the state mandated curfew.
(Robert Gauthier/Los Angeles Times)
Hundreds gather at the Huntington Beach pier and Pacific Coast Highway to protest the state mandated curfew.
(Robert Gauthier/Los Angeles Times)
A busy, but lighter than usual Saturday night on Main St. in Huntington Beach as Covid-19 cases continue to rise.
A busy, but lighter than usual Saturday night on Main St. in Huntington Beach as Covid-19 cases continue to rise and the curfew begins at 10pm.
(Robert Gauthier/Los Angeles Times)
Friends dine in Redondo Beach. Starting late Wednesday night, outdoor restaurant dining will be suspended.
Friends dine in Redondo Beach. Starting late Wednesday night, outdoor restaurant dining will be suspended for at least three weeks in L.A. County.
(Wally Skalij/Los Angeles Times)
Restaurants continue to serve meals outside on S. Broadway as Covid-19 cases surge and restrictions are enacted.
Restaurants like Casa India in downtown L.A. continue to serve meals outside on South Broadway as coronavirus cases surge and restrictions are enacted. The 10 p.m. to 5 a.m. curfew begans Saturday.
(Robert Gauthier/Los Angeles Times)
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Commuters continue to ride public transportation downtown L.A. s Covid-19 cases surge and restrictions are enacted.
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A shopper reaches for a package of toilet paper on a partially empty shelf at a Ralphs supermarket in Calabasas.
(Mel Melcon/Los Angeles Times)
A person in a face covering walks on a city sidewalk with a tent and vendors' carts in the background
California will impose a limited curfew from 10 p.m. to 5 a.m. due to the COVID-19 surge. Above, a person walks along MacArthur Park on Thursday evening.
(Carolyn Cole / Los Angeles Times)
People on benches and a sidewalk under street lights at a park
People gather at MacArthur Park on Thursday evening. The governor’s order seeks to curtail gatherings while the state faces increasing daily coronavirus cases.
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Shadows cast against a gray wall by pedestrians and street signs
Pedestrians are silhouetted by the afternoon sun while walking in downtown Santa Ana. Orange County was put back in the state’s most restrictive tier of reopening, along with Los Angeles County and most others.
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A tile mural of the Virgin of Guadalupe
A person passes a mural of Our Lady of Guadalupe in the downtown Santa Ana Historic District.
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People walk in a theme park
Masked visitors walk in the Hollywood Land section at Disney California Adventure, which opened Thursday for retail and dining but without rides or other attractions.
(Myung J. Chun / Los Angeles Times)
A woman in Minnie Mouse ears pushes a stroller while her daughter in a Disney dress walks next to her
April Levar and daughter Ruth walk in the Downtown Disney District for some shopping.
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People, some without masks, walk past street vendors on a crowded city sidewalk
Pedestrians walk along South Alvarado Street between Wilshire and 7th Street in the MacArthur Park area Thursday afternoon.
(Al Seib / Los Angeles Times)
An elderly man receives food and drink from a masked volunteer in a line of people
Mario Ynostrosa, left, of the Los Angeles Restoration Church helps with food distribution by church members at MacArthur Park on Thursday afternoon.
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A person wears a full-body protective suit while pushing their luggage through an airport hallway
A traveler wears full-body protective gear at LAX. Fliers at the airport can now get a coronavirus test for $150, with results provided within 24 hours.
(Francine Orr / Los Angeles Times)
A health worker uses a nasal swab to administer a coronavirus on a traveler at LAX.
Ana Ramos is tested for the coronavirus Nov. 17 in the Tom Bradley Terminal of Los Angeles International Airport. The airport started giving tests this week and has plans to expand the program.
(Francine Orr/Los Angeles Times)
A group wearing personal protective equipment walks through the Tom Bradley International terminal at LAX.
A group wearing personal protective equipment walks through the Tom Bradley International terminal at Los Angeles International Airport on Nov. 17.
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A man in a mask walks along 9th Street in Los Angeles on Nov. 17.
A man walks along 9th Street in Los Angeles. L.A. County could see a new stay-at-home order if COVID-19 cases keep rising.
(Wally Skalij/Los Angeles Times)
A man rides his bike along 4th Street in Los Angeles with a mural of two people behind him.
A man rides his bike along 4th Street in Los Angeles on Nov. 17.
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Customers shop along Maple Avenue in Los Angeles near a mannequin in a mask, hat, track jacket and sunglasses.
Customers shop along Maple Avenue in the Santee area of downtown Los Angeles.
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A server walks by the long bar and a large scale at Watson's Original Soda Fountain in Orange.
A server wears a protective mask at Watson’s Original Soda Fountain in downtown Orange.
(Luis Sinco/Los Angeles Times)
An advertisement of people in formal wear provides a backdrop for a masked pedestrian.
A woman walks along Maple Avenue in the Santee area of downtown Los Angeles.
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An aerial view shows rows of brake lights as many cars are lined up at Dodger Stadium's COVID test site.
Cars line up at the coronavirus testing site at Dodger Stadium.
(Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times)
Waiting cars stack up in lines between orange traffic cones in Dodger Stadium's parking lot.
In response to the rising number of infections, Los Angeles expanded hours at its largest city-run coronavirus testing site, at Dodger Stadium.
(Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times)
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A health worker in protective gear uses a long-handled device to give a motorist a plastic bag with a swab.
Orange County Health Care Agency personnel conduct testing at the drive-through site at the O.C. Fair & Event Center on Nov. 12 in Costa Mesa.
(Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)
A person holds a sign that says "Start test now" while standing in front of a large video screen showing Mayor Garcetti.
A volunteer guides people through the test swab process at the Dodger Stadium site. Mayor Eric Garcetti says rising cases “should be a bright flashing light to all of us to control our behavior.”
(Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times)
A motorist leans open the window of her open car door to deposit several plastic bags with test swabs.
People deposit self-administered test vials in a drop basket at drive-in testing site at Mission Grove Shopping Center on Nov. 12 in Riverside.
(Irfan Khan / Los Angeles Times)

Los Angeles Times’ visual coverage of the coronavirus crisis

A girl, standing in front of a sign that says "Hey, Angelenos! Know your status," holds a test swab.
Natalie Robles prepares to take a coronavirus test at Union Station in Los Angeles.
(Irfan Khan / Los Angeles Times)
People wearing masks walk through a subway station
Following COVID-19 recommendations, commuters wear face coverings inside Union Station.
(Irfan Khan / Los Angeles Times)

A nurse bends over to draw blood from a woman in a mask
Latasha James takes a COVID-19 antibody test at South Central Family Health Center in Los Angeles.
(Francine Orr / Los Angeles Times)
A street performer dressed as Pennywise the clown holds an arm out toward a masked couple walking on the sidewalk
Andy Nguyen, left, and Diana Sy of Fairfax, Va., are chased by a street performer dressed up as Pennywise the dancing clown from “It” on Hollywood Boulevard.
(Mel Melcon / Los Angeles Times)
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People wear masks on an open-top tour bus with the word Hollywood on the side
People wear masks on a Starline tour bus on Hollywood Boulevard.
(Mel Melcon / Los Angeles Times)
A family wearing masks walks behind a cluster of transparent balloons.
Cristobal Moreno, left, his mother, Marivel Moreno, and sister Paloma Moreno of Mexico are framed within a passing vendor’s balloons at Santa Monica Pier.
(Genaro Molina / Los Angeles Times)
Parents, two kids look out the back of their minivan and flash the peace sign at a volunteer holding a fist in the air.
A family waves to a volunteer during a food distribution event at Cerritos College hosted by the Los Angeles Regional Food Bank.
(Christina House / Los Angeles Times)
A man in a mask stands outside his open car door between lines of vehicles.
Cars wait in line with their trunks open at the Cerritos College food distribution event.
(Christina House / Los Angeles Times)

An aerial view shows two lanes packed with cars on a road leading to Dodger Stadium lined with parkland and trees.
Cars stack up on the road leading to Dodger Stadium’s coronavirus testing site.
(Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times)